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Karlovac county - Karlovačka županija is a county in central Croatia, with the administrative center in Karlovac. Image File history File links CroatiaKarlovac. ... Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. ... Karlovac is a city in central Croatia with 59,395 inhabitants (2001), center of the Karlovac county. ...


The city of Karlovac is another fort from the times of the Military Frontier. It was built as a six-side star fort in the 16th century at the point of confluence of four rivers. Karlovac is a city in central Croatia with 59,395 inhabitants (2001), center of the Karlovac county. ... Military Frontier (Military Border, Military Krajina, Vojna Krajina, Војна Крајина, Militärgrenze, Confiniaria militaria) was a borderland of Habsburg Austria which acted as the cordon sanitaire against the Turks from the Middle Ages (Croatian Krajina) or from the late 17th and 18th centuries (Slavonian and Banat Krajina) until the 19th century. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...


The town blossomed in the 18th and the 19th century after being made a free town, with the development of roads between Pannonian plains to the seaside, and waterways along the Kupa river. The 20th century wasn't so favourably inclined, but the city's recovering, once again making use of its crucial geostrategic point in Croatia. The Pannonian plain is a large plain in central/south-eastern Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea (see below) dried out. ... The Adriatic Sea Source: NASA The Adriatic Sea (Italian Mare Adriatico, German Adriatisches Meer or Adria, Slovenian Jadransko morje or Jadran, Croatian Jadransko more or Jadran, Serbian Јадранско море or Јадран, Albanian Deti Adriatik) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...


The county itself extends towards the north to the water springs of Jamnica (the logos of which everyone must have seen on Janica Kostelić's winter caps, but which is equally award-winning on its own), and towards the south all the way down to the mountainous regions of Gorski kotar and Lika, in particular to the Bjelolasica mountain which features the largest winter sport recreation center in the country. The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice). ... Lika is a mountainous region in central Croatia, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the PljeÅ¡evica mountain from the northeast. ...

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Geography

The county has total area of 3,625 km². Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


Demographics

As of the census of 2001, there are 141,787 people and 49,621 households residing in county. The population density is 39/km².The etnic make up of the county is 84,27% Croatian, 11,04% Serbian. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...


In the county the population is spread out with 20.7% under the age of 19, 52,0% from 19 to 60 and 27,3% older than 60.


Administrative division

Karlovac county is divided:

  • City of Karlovac
  • Town of Ozalj
  • Town of Ogulin
  • Town of Slunj
  • Town of Duga Resa
  • Municipality of Barilović
  • Municipality of Bosiljevo
  • Municipality of Cetingrad
  • Municipality of Draganić
  • Municipality of Generalski Stol
  • Municipality of Josipdol
  • Municipality of Kamanje
  • Municipality of Krnjak
  • Municipality of Lasinja
  • Municipality of Netretić
  • Municipality of Plaški
  • Municipality of Rakovica
  • Municipality of Ribnik
  • Municipality of Saborsko
  • Municipality of Tounj
  • Municipality of Vojnić
  • Municipality of Žakanje

Karlovac is a city in central Croatia with 59,395 inhabitants (2001), center of the Karlovac county. ... Ogulin is a town in north-western Croatia, Karlovac county, population 8,712 (2001), total municipality population 15,054 (2001). ... Jordan Bicanic has founded the city of Slunj in early middle ages. ... Cetingrad is a municipality in Karlovac county, Croatia near Croatias border with Bosnia. ... Josipdol is town and municipality in Karlovac county, Croatia. ... Rakovica is a village in south-central Croatia, in the region of Kordun south of Karlovac and north of the Plitvice Lakes. ...

County government

Current Župan (prefect): Nedjeljko Strikić (HDZ) The counties of Croatia are called županije in Croatian, županija is the singular form. ...


The county assembly is composed of 44 representatives, organized as follows:

The Croatian Democratic Union (Croatian: Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica, HDZ), is a major Croatian political party. ... The Social Democratic Party of Croatia (Croatian: Socijaldemokratska Partija Hrvatske) is the main social democratic political party in Croatia. ... The Croatian Peasant Party (Croatian: Hrvatska seljačka stranka, HSS) was formed in 1905 by Stjepan Radić, a leading Croatian politician. ... Croatian Social Liberal Party (Croatian: Hrvatska socijalno liberalna stranka, HSLS) is a liberal party in Croatia. ... The Democratic Centre (Croatian: Demokratski centar, DC) is a Croatian political party. ... The Croatian Party of Rights (Croatian Hrvatska Stranka Prava, HSP) is a right-wing political party in Croatia, the oldest in the country. ... Croatian Pure Party of Rights (Croatian: Hrvatska čista stranka prava, HČSP) is a right-wing political party in Croatia. ... Croatian Bloc (Croatian: Hrvatski blok, HB) is a right-wing political party in Croatia. ...

External links

  • Karlovac county
  • Karlovac
  • Bjelolasica


 
Counties of Croatia
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Bjelovar-Bilogora | Brod-Posavina | Dubrovnik-Neretva | Istria | Karlovac | Koprivnica-Križevci | Krapina-Zagorje | Lika-Senj | Međimurje | Osijek-Baranja | Požega-Slavonia | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | Šibenik-Knin | Sisak-Moslavina | Split-Dalmatia | Varaždin | Virovitica-Podravina | Vukovar-Srijem | Zadar | Zagreb The counties of Croatia are called županije in Croatian, županija is the singular form. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Categories: Croatian geography stubs | Counties of Croatia ... Brod-Posavina county - Brodsko-posavska županija is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. ... Dubrovnik-Neretva county - Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija is the southernmost Croatian and Dalmatian county. ... Istria county - Istarska županija / Regione istriana is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the biggest part of the Istrian peninsula (2820 out of 3160 km²). Area is called Istra in Croatian and Slovenian). ... Koprivnica-Križevci county - Koprivničko-križevačka županija is a county in northern Croatia. ... Krapina-Zagorje county - Krapinsko-zagorska županija is a county in northern Croatia. ... Lika-Senj county - Ličko-senjska županija is a county in Croatia that includes the Lika region and some northern coastline of the Adriatic near the town of Senj, including the northern part of the Pag island. ... MeÄ‘imurje (MeÄ‘imurska županija, Muraköz in Hungarian) is a triangle-shaped county in the northernmost part of Croatia. ... Požega-Slavonia county, or PožeÅ¡ko-slavonska županija, is a Croatian county in central Slavonia. ... Primorje-Gorski Kotar county - Primorsko-goranska županija is a county in western Croatia that includes the Bay of Kvarner and the surrounding Northern Croatian seacoast, and the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar. ... Å ibenik-Knin county - Å ibensko-kninska županija is a county in Croatia, located in north-central Dalmatia. ... Sisak-Moslavina county - Sisačko-moslavačka županija is a county in central Croatia. ... Split-Dalmatia county - Splitsko-dalmatinska županija is the central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. ... The Varaždin county of Croatia - Varaždinska županija is a county in northern Croatia, near the border with Slovenia and Hungary. ... Virovitica-Podravina county - Virovitičko-podravska županija is a northern Slavonian county in Croatia. ... Vukovar-Srijem county - Vukovarsko-srijemska županija is the easternmost Croatian county which includes southeastern parts of Slavonia, western parts of Srijem, and the lower Sava river basin (Posavina). ... Zadar county - Zadarska županija is a county in Croatia, it encompasses northern Dalmatia and southeastern Lika. ... Zagreb county - Zagrebačka županija Named after the city of Zagreb, this Croatian county is very historic: its center, the city of Samobor has existed since 1242, and was one of the first tourist resorts in the region. ...

City of Zagreb Zagreb at night, from Sljeme Zagreb cathedral St. ...

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Karlovac county - Karlovačka županija is a county in central Croatia, with the administrative center in Karlovac. Image File history File links CroatiaKarlovac. ... Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. ... Karlovac is a city in central Croatia with 59,395 inhabitants (2001), center of the Karlovac county. ...


The city of Karlovac is another fort from the times of the Military Frontier. It was built as a six-side star fort in the 16th century at the point of confluence of four rivers. Karlovac is a city in central Croatia with 59,395 inhabitants (2001), center of the Karlovac county. ... Military Frontier (Military Border, Military Krajina, Vojna Krajina, Војна Крајина, Militärgrenze, Confiniaria militaria) was a borderland of Habsburg Austria which acted as the cordon sanitaire against the Turks from the Middle Ages (Croatian Krajina) or from the late 17th and 18th centuries (Slavonian and Banat Krajina) until the 19th century. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...


The town blossomed in the 18th and the 19th century after being made a free town, with the development of roads between Pannonian plains to the seaside, and waterways along the Kupa river. The 20th century wasn't so favourably inclined, but the city's recovering, once again making use of its crucial geostrategic point in Croatia. The Pannonian plain is a large plain in central/south-eastern Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea (see below) dried out. ... The Adriatic Sea Source: NASA The Adriatic Sea (Italian Mare Adriatico, German Adriatisches Meer or Adria, Slovenian Jadransko morje or Jadran, Croatian Jadransko more or Jadran, Serbian Јадранско море or Јадран, Albanian Deti Adriatik) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...


The county itself extends towards the north to the water springs of Jamnica (the logos of which everyone must have seen on Janica Kostelić's winter caps, but which is equally award-winning on its own), and towards the south all the way down to the mountainous regions of Gorski kotar and Lika, in particular to the Bjelolasica mountain which features the largest winter sport recreation center in the country. The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice). ... Lika is a mountainous region in central Croatia, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the PljeÅ¡evica mountain from the northeast. ...


Geography

The county has total area of 3,625 km². Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


Demographics

As of the census of 2001, there are 141,787 people and 49,621 households residing in county. The population density is 39/km².The etnic make up of the county is 84,27% Croatian, 11,04% Serbian. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...


In the county the population is spread out with 20.7% under the age of 19, 52,0% from 19 to 60 and 27,3% older than 60.


Administrative division

Karlovac county is divided:

  • City of Karlovac
  • Town of Ozalj
  • Town of Ogulin
  • Town of Slunj
  • Town of Duga Resa
  • Municipality of Barilović
  • Municipality of Bosiljevo
  • Municipality of Cetingrad
  • Municipality of Draganić
  • Municipality of Generalski Stol
  • Municipality of Josipdol
  • Municipality of Kamanje
  • Municipality of Krnjak
  • Municipality of Lasinja
  • Municipality of Netretić
  • Municipality of Plaški
  • Municipality of Rakovica
  • Municipality of Ribnik
  • Municipality of Saborsko
  • Municipality of Tounj
  • Municipality of Vojnić
  • Municipality of Žakanje

Karlovac is a city in central Croatia with 59,395 inhabitants (2001), center of the Karlovac county. ... Ogulin is a town in north-western Croatia, Karlovac county, population 8,712 (2001), total municipality population 15,054 (2001). ... Jordan Bicanic has founded the city of Slunj in early middle ages. ... Cetingrad is a municipality in Karlovac county, Croatia near Croatias border with Bosnia. ... Josipdol is town and municipality in Karlovac county, Croatia. ... Rakovica is a village in south-central Croatia, in the region of Kordun south of Karlovac and north of the Plitvice Lakes. ...

County government

Current Župan (prefect): Nedjeljko Strikić (HDZ) The counties of Croatia are called županije in Croatian, županija is the singular form. ...


The county assembly is composed of 44 representatives, organized as follows:

The Croatian Democratic Union (Croatian: Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica, HDZ), is a major Croatian political party. ... The Social Democratic Party of Croatia (Croatian: Socijaldemokratska Partija Hrvatske) is the main social democratic political party in Croatia. ... The Croatian Peasant Party (Croatian: Hrvatska seljačka stranka, HSS) was formed in 1905 by Stjepan Radić, a leading Croatian politician. ... Croatian Social Liberal Party (Croatian: Hrvatska socijalno liberalna stranka, HSLS) is a liberal party in Croatia. ... The Democratic Centre (Croatian: Demokratski centar, DC) is a Croatian political party. ... The Croatian Party of Rights (Croatian Hrvatska Stranka Prava, HSP) is a right-wing political party in Croatia, the oldest in the country. ... Croatian Pure Party of Rights (Croatian: Hrvatska čista stranka prava, HČSP) is a right-wing political party in Croatia. ... Croatian Bloc (Croatian: Hrvatski blok, HB) is a right-wing political party in Croatia. ...

External links

  • Karlovac county
  • Karlovac
  • Bjelolasica


 
Counties of Croatia
Flag of Croatia

Bjelovar-Bilogora | Brod-Posavina | Dubrovnik-Neretva | Istria | Karlovac | Koprivnica-Križevci | Krapina-Zagorje | Lika-Senj | Međimurje | Osijek-Baranja | Požega-Slavonia | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | Šibenik-Knin | Sisak-Moslavina | Split-Dalmatia | Varaždin | Virovitica-Podravina | Vukovar-Srijem | Zadar | Zagreb The counties of Croatia are called županije in Croatian, županija is the singular form. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Categories: Croatian geography stubs | Counties of Croatia ... Brod-Posavina county - Brodsko-posavska županija is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. ... Dubrovnik-Neretva county - Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija is the southernmost Croatian and Dalmatian county. ... Istria county - Istarska županija / Regione istriana is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the biggest part of the Istrian peninsula (2820 out of 3160 km²). Area is called Istra in Croatian and Slovenian). ... Koprivnica-Križevci county - Koprivničko-križevačka županija is a county in northern Croatia. ... Krapina-Zagorje county - Krapinsko-zagorska županija is a county in northern Croatia. ... Lika-Senj county - Ličko-senjska županija is a county in Croatia that includes the Lika region and some northern coastline of the Adriatic near the town of Senj, including the northern part of the Pag island. ... MeÄ‘imurje (MeÄ‘imurska županija, Muraköz in Hungarian) is a triangle-shaped county in the northernmost part of Croatia. ... Požega-Slavonia county, or PožeÅ¡ko-slavonska županija, is a Croatian county in central Slavonia. ... Primorje-Gorski Kotar county - Primorsko-goranska županija is a county in western Croatia that includes the Bay of Kvarner and the surrounding Northern Croatian seacoast, and the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar. ... Å ibenik-Knin county - Å ibensko-kninska županija is a county in Croatia, located in north-central Dalmatia. ... Sisak-Moslavina county - Sisačko-moslavačka županija is a county in central Croatia. ... Split-Dalmatia county - Splitsko-dalmatinska županija is the central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. ... The Varaždin county of Croatia - Varaždinska županija is a county in northern Croatia, near the border with Slovenia and Hungary. ... Virovitica-Podravina county - Virovitičko-podravska županija is a northern Slavonian county in Croatia. ... Vukovar-Srijem county - Vukovarsko-srijemska županija is the easternmost Croatian county which includes southeastern parts of Slavonia, western parts of Srijem, and the lower Sava river basin (Posavina). ... Zadar county - Zadarska županija is a county in Croatia, it encompasses northern Dalmatia and southeastern Lika. ... Zagreb county - Zagrebačka županija Named after the city of Zagreb, this Croatian county is very historic: its center, the city of Samobor has existed since 1242, and was one of the first tourist resorts in the region. ...

City of Zagreb Zagreb at night, from Sljeme Zagreb cathedral St. ...

Karlovac county - Karlovačka županija is a county in central Croatia, with the administrative center in Karlovac. Image File history File links CroatiaKarlovac. ... Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. ... Karlovac is a city in central Croatia with 59,395 inhabitants (2001), center of the Karlovac county. ...


The city of Karlovac is another fort from the times of the Military Frontier. It was built as a six-side star fort in the 16th century at the point of confluence of four rivers. Karlovac is a city in central Croatia with 59,395 inhabitants (2001), center of the Karlovac county. ... Military Frontier (Military Border, Military Krajina, Vojna Krajina, Војна Крајина, Militärgrenze, Confiniaria militaria) was a borderland of Habsburg Austria which acted as the cordon sanitaire against the Turks from the Middle Ages (Croatian Krajina) or from the late 17th and 18th centuries (Slavonian and Banat Krajina) until the 19th century. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...


The town blossomed in the 18th and the 19th century after being made a free town, with the development of roads between Pannonian plains to the seaside, and waterways along the Kupa river. The 20th century wasn't so favourably inclined, but the city's recovering, once again making use of its crucial geostrategic point in Croatia. The Pannonian plain is a large plain in central/south-eastern Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea (see below) dried out. ... The Adriatic Sea Source: NASA The Adriatic Sea (Italian Mare Adriatico, German Adriatisches Meer or Adria, Slovenian Jadransko morje or Jadran, Croatian Jadransko more or Jadran, Serbian Јадранско море or Јадран, Albanian Deti Adriatik) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...


The county itself extends towards the north to the water springs of Jamnica (the logos of which everyone must have seen on Janica Kostelić's winter caps, but which is equally award-winning on its own), and towards the south all the way down to the mountainous regions of Gorski kotar and Lika, in particular to the Bjelolasica mountain which features the largest winter sport recreation center in the country. The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice). ... Lika is a mountainous region in central Croatia, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the PljeÅ¡evica mountain from the northeast. ...


Geography

The county has total area of 3,625 km². Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


Demographics

As of the census of 2001, there are 141,787 people and 49,621 households residing in county. The population density is 39/km².The etnic make up of the county is 84,27% Croatian, 11,04% Serbian. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...


In the county the population is spread out with 20.7% under the age of 19, 52,0% from 19 to 60 and 27,3% older than 60.


Administrative division

Karlovac county is divided:

  • City of Karlovac
  • Town of Ozalj
  • Town of Ogulin
  • Town of Slunj
  • Town of Duga Resa
  • Municipality of Barilović
  • Municipality of Bosiljevo
  • Municipality of Cetingrad
  • Municipality of Draganić
  • Municipality of Generalski Stol
  • Municipality of Josipdol
  • Municipality of Kamanje
  • Municipality of Krnjak
  • Municipality of Lasinja
  • Municipality of Netretić
  • Municipality of Plaški
  • Municipality of Rakovica
  • Municipality of Ribnik
  • Municipality of Saborsko
  • Municipality of Tounj
  • Municipality of Vojnić
  • Municipality of Žakanje

Karlovac is a city in central Croatia with 59,395 inhabitants (2001), center of the Karlovac county. ... Ogulin is a town in north-western Croatia, Karlovac county, population 8,712 (2001), total municipality population 15,054 (2001). ... Jordan Bicanic has founded the city of Slunj in early middle ages. ... Cetingrad is a municipality in Karlovac county, Croatia near Croatias border with Bosnia. ... Josipdol is town and municipality in Karlovac county, Croatia. ... Rakovica is a village in south-central Croatia, in the region of Kordun south of Karlovac and north of the Plitvice Lakes. ...

County government

Current Župan (prefect): Nedjeljko Strikić (HDZ) The counties of Croatia are called županije in Croatian, županija is the singular form. ...


The county assembly is composed of 44 representatives, organized as follows:

The Croatian Democratic Union (Croatian: Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica, HDZ), is a major Croatian political party. ... The Social Democratic Party of Croatia (Croatian: Socijaldemokratska Partija Hrvatske) is the main social democratic political party in Croatia. ... The Croatian Peasant Party (Croatian: Hrvatska seljačka stranka, HSS) was formed in 1905 by Stjepan Radić, a leading Croatian politician. ... Croatian Social Liberal Party (Croatian: Hrvatska socijalno liberalna stranka, HSLS) is a liberal party in Croatia. ... The Democratic Centre (Croatian: Demokratski centar, DC) is a Croatian political party. ... The Croatian Party of Rights (Croatian Hrvatska Stranka Prava, HSP) is a right-wing political party in Croatia, the oldest in the country. ... Croatian Pure Party of Rights (Croatian: Hrvatska čista stranka prava, HČSP) is a right-wing political party in Croatia. ... Croatian Bloc (Croatian: Hrvatski blok, HB) is a right-wing political party in Croatia. ...

External links

  • Karlovac county
  • Karlovac
  • Bjelolasica


 
Counties of Croatia
Flag of Croatia

Bjelovar-Bilogora | Brod-Posavina | Dubrovnik-Neretva | Istria | Karlovac | Koprivnica-Križevci | Krapina-Zagorje | Lika-Senj | Međimurje | Osijek-Baranja | Požega-Slavonia | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | Šibenik-Knin | Sisak-Moslavina | Split-Dalmatia | Varaždin | Virovitica-Podravina | Vukovar-Srijem | Zadar | Zagreb The counties of Croatia are called županije in Croatian, županija is the singular form. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Categories: Croatian geography stubs | Counties of Croatia ... Brod-Posavina county - Brodsko-posavska županija is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. ... Dubrovnik-Neretva county - Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija is the southernmost Croatian and Dalmatian county. ... Istria county - Istarska županija / Regione istriana is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the biggest part of the Istrian peninsula (2820 out of 3160 km²). Area is called Istra in Croatian and Slovenian). ... Koprivnica-Križevci county - Koprivničko-križevačka županija is a county in northern Croatia. ... Krapina-Zagorje county - Krapinsko-zagorska županija is a county in northern Croatia. ... Lika-Senj county - Ličko-senjska županija is a county in Croatia that includes the Lika region and some northern coastline of the Adriatic near the town of Senj, including the northern part of the Pag island. ... MeÄ‘imurje (MeÄ‘imurska županija, Muraköz in Hungarian) is a triangle-shaped county in the northernmost part of Croatia. ... Požega-Slavonia county, or PožeÅ¡ko-slavonska županija, is a Croatian county in central Slavonia. ... Primorje-Gorski Kotar county - Primorsko-goranska županija is a county in western Croatia that includes the Bay of Kvarner and the surrounding Northern Croatian seacoast, and the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar. ... Å ibenik-Knin county - Å ibensko-kninska županija is a county in Croatia, located in north-central Dalmatia. ... Sisak-Moslavina county - Sisačko-moslavačka županija is a county in central Croatia. ... Split-Dalmatia county - Splitsko-dalmatinska županija is the central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. ... The Varaždin county of Croatia - Varaždinska županija is a county in northern Croatia, near the border with Slovenia and Hungary. ... Virovitica-Podravina county - Virovitičko-podravska županija is a northern Slavonian county in Croatia. ... Vukovar-Srijem county - Vukovarsko-srijemska županija is the easternmost Croatian county which includes southeastern parts of Slavonia, western parts of Srijem, and the lower Sava river basin (Posavina). ... Zadar county - Zadarska županija is a county in Croatia, it encompasses northern Dalmatia and southeastern Lika. ... Zagreb county - Zagrebačka županija Named after the city of Zagreb, this Croatian county is very historic: its center, the city of Samobor has existed since 1242, and was one of the first tourist resorts in the region. ...

City of Zagreb Zagreb at night, from Sljeme Zagreb cathedral St. ...

Karlovac county - Karlovačka županija is a county in central Croatia, with the administrative center in Karlovac. Image File history File links CroatiaKarlovac. ... Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. ... Karlovac is a city in central Croatia with 59,395 inhabitants (2001), center of the Karlovac county. ...


The city of Karlovac is another fort from the times of the Military Frontier. It was built as a six-side star fort in the 16th century at the point of confluence of four rivers. Karlovac is a city in central Croatia with 59,395 inhabitants (2001), center of the Karlovac county. ... Military Frontier (Military Border, Military Krajina, Vojna Krajina, Војна Крајина, Militärgrenze, Confiniaria militaria) was a borderland of Habsburg Austria which acted as the cordon sanitaire against the Turks from the Middle Ages (Croatian Krajina) or from the late 17th and 18th centuries (Slavonian and Banat Krajina) until the 19th century. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...


The town blossomed in the 18th and the 19th century after being made a free town, with the development of roads between Pannonian plains to the seaside, and waterways along the Kupa river. The 20th century wasn't so favourably inclined, but the city's recovering, once again making use of its crucial geostrategic point in Croatia. The Pannonian plain is a large plain in central/south-eastern Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea (see below) dried out. ... The Adriatic Sea Source: NASA The Adriatic Sea (Italian Mare Adriatico, German Adriatisches Meer or Adria, Slovenian Jadransko morje or Jadran, Croatian Jadransko more or Jadran, Serbian Јадранско море or Јадран, Albanian Deti Adriatik) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...


The county itself extends towards the north to the water springs of Jamnica (the logos of which everyone must have seen on Janica Kostelić's winter caps, but which is equally award-winning on its own), and towards the south all the way down to the mountainous regions of Gorski kotar and Lika, in particular to the Bjelolasica mountain which features the largest winter sport recreation center in the country. The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice). ... Lika is a mountainous region in central Croatia, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the PljeÅ¡evica mountain from the northeast. ...


Geography

The county has total area of 3,625 km². Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


Demographics

As of the census of 2001, there are 141,787 people and 49,621 households residing in county. The population density is 39/km².The etnic make up of the county is 84,27% Croatian, 11,04% Serbian. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...


In the county the population is spread out with 20.7% under the age of 19, 52,0% from 19 to 60 and 27,3% older than 60.


Administrative division

Karlovac county is divided:

  • City of Karlovac
  • Town of Ozalj
  • Town of Ogulin
  • Town of Slunj
  • Town of Duga Resa
  • Municipality of Barilović
  • Municipality of Bosiljevo
  • Municipality of Cetingrad
  • Municipality of Draganić
  • Municipality of Generalski Stol
  • Municipality of Josipdol
  • Municipality of Kamanje
  • Municipality of Krnjak
  • Municipality of Lasinja
  • Municipality of Netretić
  • Municipality of Plaški
  • Municipality of Rakovica
  • Municipality of Ribnik
  • Municipality of Saborsko
  • Municipality of Tounj
  • Municipality of Vojnić
  • Municipality of Žakanje

Karlovac is a city in central Croatia with 59,395 inhabitants (2001), center of the Karlovac county. ... Ogulin is a town in north-western Croatia, Karlovac county, population 8,712 (2001), total municipality population 15,054 (2001). ... Jordan Bicanic has founded the city of Slunj in early middle ages. ... Cetingrad is a municipality in Karlovac county, Croatia near Croatias border with Bosnia. ... Josipdol is town and municipality in Karlovac county, Croatia. ... Rakovica is a village in south-central Croatia, in the region of Kordun south of Karlovac and north of the Plitvice Lakes. ...

County government

Current Župan (prefect): Nedjeljko Strikić (HDZ) The counties of Croatia are called županije in Croatian, županija is the singular form. ...


The county assembly is composed of 44 representatives, organized as follows:

The Croatian Democratic Union (Croatian: Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica, HDZ), is a major Croatian political party. ... The Social Democratic Party of Croatia (Croatian: Socijaldemokratska Partija Hrvatske) is the main social democratic political party in Croatia. ... The Croatian Peasant Party (Croatian: Hrvatska seljačka stranka, HSS) was formed in 1905 by Stjepan Radić, a leading Croatian politician. ... Croatian Social Liberal Party (Croatian: Hrvatska socijalno liberalna stranka, HSLS) is a liberal party in Croatia. ... The Democratic Centre (Croatian: Demokratski centar, DC) is a Croatian political party. ... The Croatian Party of Rights (Croatian Hrvatska Stranka Prava, HSP) is a right-wing political party in Croatia, the oldest in the country. ... Croatian Pure Party of Rights (Croatian: Hrvatska čista stranka prava, HČSP) is a right-wing political party in Croatia. ... Croatian Bloc (Croatian: Hrvatski blok, HB) is a right-wing political party in Croatia. ...

External links

  • Karlovac county
  • Karlovac
  • Bjelolasica


 
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Bjelovar-Bilogora | Brod-Posavina | Dubrovnik-Neretva | Istria | Karlovac | Koprivnica-Križevci | Krapina-Zagorje | Lika-Senj | Međimurje | Osijek-Baranja | Požega-Slavonia | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | Šibenik-Knin | Sisak-Moslavina | Split-Dalmatia | Varaždin | Virovitica-Podravina | Vukovar-Srijem | Zadar | Zagreb The counties of Croatia are called županije in Croatian, županija is the singular form. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Categories: Croatian geography stubs | Counties of Croatia ... Brod-Posavina county - Brodsko-posavska županija is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. ... Dubrovnik-Neretva county - Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija is the southernmost Croatian and Dalmatian county. ... Istria county - Istarska županija / Regione istriana is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the biggest part of the Istrian peninsula (2820 out of 3160 km²). Area is called Istra in Croatian and Slovenian). ... Koprivnica-Križevci county - Koprivničko-križevačka županija is a county in northern Croatia. ... Krapina-Zagorje county - Krapinsko-zagorska županija is a county in northern Croatia. ... Lika-Senj county - Ličko-senjska županija is a county in Croatia that includes the Lika region and some northern coastline of the Adriatic near the town of Senj, including the northern part of the Pag island. ... MeÄ‘imurje (MeÄ‘imurska županija, Muraköz in Hungarian) is a triangle-shaped county in the northernmost part of Croatia. ... Požega-Slavonia county, or PožeÅ¡ko-slavonska županija, is a Croatian county in central Slavonia. ... Primorje-Gorski Kotar county - Primorsko-goranska županija is a county in western Croatia that includes the Bay of Kvarner and the surrounding Northern Croatian seacoast, and the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar. ... Å ibenik-Knin county - Å ibensko-kninska županija is a county in Croatia, located in north-central Dalmatia. ... Sisak-Moslavina county - Sisačko-moslavačka županija is a county in central Croatia. ... Split-Dalmatia county - Splitsko-dalmatinska županija is the central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. ... The Varaždin county of Croatia - Varaždinska županija is a county in northern Croatia, near the border with Slovenia and Hungary. ... Virovitica-Podravina county - Virovitičko-podravska županija is a northern Slavonian county in Croatia. ... Vukovar-Srijem county - Vukovarsko-srijemska županija is the easternmost Croatian county which includes southeastern parts of Slavonia, western parts of Srijem, and the lower Sava river basin (Posavina). ... Zadar county - Zadarska županija is a county in Croatia, it encompasses northern Dalmatia and southeastern Lika. ... Zagreb county - Zagrebačka županija Named after the city of Zagreb, this Croatian county is very historic: its center, the city of Samobor has existed since 1242, and was one of the first tourist resorts in the region. ...

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Karlovac County at AllExperts (374 words)
Karlovac county - Karlovačka županija is a county in central Croatia, with the administrative center in Karlovac.
Karlovac County is an intersection and major junction of the most important roads between Europe and the Adriatic coast.
Karlovac County borders with the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is also contiguous with four other counties: the County of Zagreb, Sisak-Moslavina County, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and the County of Lika-Senj.
Croatia Counties - Croatica.net Traveller (1209 words)
The county is situated in the north of Croatia and spreads across a surface of 2,652 square kilometers.The administrative center of the county is the city of Bjelovar, with a population of 42,055, out of the total population of the entire Bjelovar-Bilogora County (144,042).
The county of Međimurje is situated in the outermost north of Croatia, among the Rivers of Drava and Mura.
The County of Zadar is in the region of northern Dalmatia.
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